Network Utilization?

[digital]

I have a 100Mbit Switch with 2 PC's attached and the DSL modem, and when i copy files from 1 to the other, the Network Utilization is only 1 or 2% and the BEST i have seen is 10%? I have tried endless tweaks, but none worked and some made it even slower (0.28-1%), i have tried unpluging the DSL modem and using different brands of switchs, but there was hardly any change, any ideas?

[DonBB]

Are any of your connections running through the phone lines? I know that's how Bellsouth sets up their networks. Phone lines (Cat 3) have a max speed of 10 Mbps. If you are networking using the phone lines behind the DSL modem, this could be your bottleneck. Also, have you tried disabling your AV?

[digital]

Nope, just 2 computers, both have 100mbit cards and cat5e cabling and the switch is 100mbit. and yes disabling the Anti-virus and firewall on both computers got me upto around 49%!! (OMG) but still half speed is hopeless for copying whole hard drives over the network! and viruses and hackers could get in. i've seen the utilization up to around 80% on some computers, i just wish mine was the same, thanks